"Well Regulated Militia"

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(08-06-2019, 10:58 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: This has always been the thing that has puzzled me. We have Gadsden license plates here in Virginia. I will see a Gadsden plate, a ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ sticker, then a thin blue line flag or Punisher skull with the blue line. I'm always thinking "who do you think is going to tread on you and/or try to come and take it?"

I assume these people have a fluctuating view of how they view the government, in general.  Lord knows I saw a lot of people go from "It's our patriotic duty to dissent and keep the government in check" during the Obama years to "It's your patriotic duty to shut up and/or get the hell out if you don't like it" when Trump got elected.  Personally, I always try to maintain a skepticism of the government whilst recognizing that ultimately, I am the ***** of the powers that be.  So it goes.

My mainest of main takaways from this stuff is always about the irrationality of fear.  I know plenty of people who own guns because you can never be too careful who also think I'm a wuss for driving the speed limit and buckling my seatbelt.  Hell, some old lady I half know was lamenting that her poor grandson was in jail because he made a mistake and drove while drugged up.  I'm sure if I told her I was more concerned with her grandson killing me than some terrorist on the other side of the earth she'd look at me like I was crazy.

ANyways, I'm doing my usual thing where I start derailing real conversation and wasting time.  Sorry.

(08-06-2019, 11:04 AM)michaelsean Wrote: While some people romanticize it i imagine, it would be awful.  Until we are actually faced with tyranny, any of this is hard to imagine.  

But understand the history of the human race is full of warrior cultures where dying in battle at some point  is the ultimate achievement.  I mean if you were a Norse male that's the only way you got into Valhalla.  Which by the way seems awesome although with my luck I'd probably get there the day before Ragnarok.  

Good point.  Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to imagine you and I teaming up buddy-cop style to take out a drug cartel in 1980s Los Angeles.  I'll have the funniest one-liners, though.